We're excited to invite passionate and dynamic speakers to contribute to Kubernetes Community Days (KCD) Kuala Lumpur! If you’re working with cloud native or open source technologies (or shaping their future), we want to hear from you.

Whether you're building cutting-edge cloud native solutions, contributing to open source communities, advocating for open source AI, or experimenting with emerging technologies, your experiences and ideas matter.

🌟 Topics of Interest

(These are suggestions, not limitations!)

• Cloud native technologies (Kubernetes, Helm, Argo, Flux, OpenTelemetry, etc.). Refer to the full landscape here
• Open source tools, communities, and best practices
• Observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering
• AI and its intersection with cloud native
• Sustainability in tech and green cloud practices
• Emerging trends and future directions in the cloud native and/or open source ecosystem

💙Open to All

We welcome submissions from speakers of every background and experience level: from seasoned experts to first-time presenters. The strength of our community comes from diverse voices and perspectives.

📩 Submission Guidelines

To help us curate a diverse and high-quality program for KCD Kuala Lumpur, please keep the following in mind when submitting your proposal:

• Code of Conduct
  All speakers are required to adhere to CNCF's Code of Conduct
• Avoid AI slop
  Avoid submitting low-effort, AI-generated proposals. While we don't ban the use of AI, especially since it can be a helpful tool for non-native English speakers, we strongly discourage submissions that appear to be low-quality or clearly AI-generated slop
• Maximum of 3 submissions per speaker
  You may propose up to three different sessions. This allows flexibility while ensuring fairness in the review process
• Choose the appropriate session type and category
  Please select the format that best fits your content (refer to Session Type page). Clear session types make it easier for our committee to evaluate your proposal. You should also select the correct content category as listed in Session Category page
• Panel sessions require diversity
  For panel discussions, we prioritize diverse representation across backgrounds, companies, experience levels, and gender to ensure a richer, more balanced conversation
• Travel support depends on budget
  Accommodation or flight reimbursement for speakers may be available, subject to our event budget. We will update the details later on.
• Avoid sales pitch
  Avoid sales or marketing pitches and discussing unlicensed or potentially closed-source technologies when preparing your proposal; these talks are almost always rejected due to the fact that they take away from the integrity of our event. Make sure your content is open source and vendor neutral
• Attach slides (optional)
  Attach slides with your submission as that could help us better understand your session. This is optional, but we highly encourage you to upload the slides

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Join us in celebrating the power of the cloud native and open source ecosystem, and help us inspire and drive innovation across the community in Kuala Lumpur and beyond!

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